Building structure



ug. 1,1933. F M VENZlE Lgzolg BUILDING STRUCTURE Filed May 17, 1929 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Y f/ INVENTOR. FREoM/c/f M'. l/E/vZ/E.

`BY t z z ATTORNEY PatentedfAug. l, 1933 PATENT l This invention, statedin its broadest terms, re- ;lates to a building structure andhasimoreesper,cial relation 'to a wall, partition, and ceiling structurein whichso-call'ed plaster boards of waterproofedl type are employed. l

c One object of the present invention maybe said to reside in theprovision ofwater-proofed plaster boards of the type which have acovering of paper which paper( upon the 4rear face of the plaster AboardI treat with a water-proofing composition and thereafter apply a coatingof asphaltum paint y to render the entire Vstructure lnon-porous toresist moisture, dampness, andy the like.

` Another object of the present invention is to provide a plaster boardof the character stated in which I apply to the paper upon the frontface of the plaster board a coating of iire resisting material whichrenders the paper porous in character.

vOther and further objects of the present in vention reside in theprovision of a general ar` rangement, combination and connection ofparts for attaining the results sought by the foregoing objects. 1

The invention consists of the novel construction hereinafter describedand finally claimed.

The nature, characteristic features and scope of .the invention will bemore fully understood from the following description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings forming part hereof,

and in which:. l -1 Fig. 1 is a View partly in section and partly inlelevation illustrating a ceiling and wall structure embodying theinvention. l Y' Fig. 2` isa fragmentary view in elevation showing thefront faces of the plaster boards.

Fig. 3- is a view inperspective of the clip as usedat the floor andceiling of my building structure.

Fig. 4 is a view inperspective of a clip as used '55 between adjacentplaster boards.

Afurther object of the present invention may moisture, dampness and thelike.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view in section illustrati'ng the plaster boardconstruction.

Fig. 6 is a view in elevation illustrating-a detail of a modifiedconstruction. f

Fig. 7 is a view in perspective of one of the members shown in Figs.Zand 6; and

. Fig. Sis a view in perspective of another of the members shown inFigs. 2 and 6.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown in theaccompanying drawings one form thereof whichis at present preferred byme, since the same has been found in practiceto` give satisfactory andreliable results, although it is to be understood that the variousinstrumentalities of which iiy invention consists can be variouslylventionalplaster board of the typewhich is comprised of a waterproofing plaster composition having a covering of paper. According tothe present invention I first treat the paper covering upon the back` ofa plaster-board with a suitable composition having water-proofingcharacteris- `tics and thereafter apply to said water-proofed portion of`the paper a coating of asphaltum paint. The asphaltum paint may beapplied in either a heated or cooled condition.V This treatment rendersthe rearface of the 4plaster board non-porous to guard against thepenetration of To the front face of the paper covering ,the plasterboard I apply a nre resisting composition which renders porous the frontface of the paper covering the plaster board. Not only is the plasterboard thereby rendered water-proof and fire-proof in l character, but italso provides a very eicient,

strong, and sound resisting plaster board.

In the drawings, and referring to Fig. 1, the reference numeral 1designates a conventional plaster board` composed of a plastercomposition possessing water-proofing characteristics;

The composition 2 is provided with a covering of paper 3. The papercovering the rear portion of the plaster board I treat with any suitablemate- Qrial to render the same Water-proofing in character andthereafter apply a coating 4 of asphaltum j face. of the plaster block1, I treat with a compol l orifice i arranged and organized and that myinvention is roo sition to render the same fire resisting in characterand at the same time render the frontl face of the plaster board porousin contradistinction to the rear face of the plaster boardwhichis-nonporous. In practice the moisture resisting andy had moreparticularly to Figs. l to 4. vThe reference numeral 5 designates thewall of abuilding. The reference numeral 6 designates a verticallydisposed beam spaced apart from the wall 5, to provide an air space 7.`The reference numeral 8 designates a horizontally arranged beamsupported at itsends by the wall 5. Those plaster boards 1 which arevertically disposedl are secured to thebeamk 6 bothfat the oorandceiling `line by means of. clips best seen in Fig'. 3.

Each clip is stamped from a single piece of sheet "niet'al and hasstruck out therefrom ears 9,110,v Aand 11 for .engaging around a plasterboard, see Figli, U-shapedfashion'. The body portion 12 of the clip iscutaway at 13 to engage around the lbeamG and is provided with a-wing 14for abutting against the rear of the beamv 6, a struckout part 15"'beingpresent for: preventingthe clip from slipping. Adjacent plaster boards 1have Each Fclip is formedffrom a single ypiece of sheet metal r and hasystruck out therefroil oppositely y disposed' lingers -16,` 17, and V18having serrated' endsfor engaging a plaster board. 'Ihefbo'dy- 194'of"1the clipu is cut away at 2O` to' engage' around board 1 isapertured as vat 23- and 24, see'Fig; 2.

Arranged for passage through the lapertures 23 isfaV round' rod"25, seeFig. l.' Each rod 25 hasla hooked end 26 for engaging beyondanaperture`r-23 and the opposite end'is provided with` a lprong 25Tvarran'gedto b egvdriven int`o a plaster boarcLthe rod serving to thushold a" pair of boards in position.Y Arranged tov engagev apertures, 274

ofthe'pl'aster boards are .fiat members 28'the hooked end ;29"of'v aymember 28. engaging beyond an aperture 24 and the opposite or pointedend -30 being -a'ranged to 'be driven intoa plaster Yboard'.' Therods 25and *members 2,8 .are disposed inparallelism and extend at an angle withrespect f tothe abutting ends or edges `of the plaster boards. In Fig.6, I have shown a structure in which each plaster board 1 vertical rods31 which are concealed and upon the face of each board are exposedhorizontal rods 32, the rods being formed of wire and being continuous.Free ends 33 of the wires 31 are left at certain places and at otherplaces the wires 32 are cut so that companion plaster. boards maybesecured together by tying the wires as at'34.

Having placed the ceiling and wall plaster boards in position, plaster.28 is added which is shown in Fig. 1. All of the clips may be stampedfromasingle piece of metal and the clips shown Fig.3 may be apertured asat 29 so that nails'may be driven therethrough for engagement With-theplaster boards.

In the above described plaster board I rst forma plaster board ofplaster paris in the proportion of about in bulb and add about 10% ofpowdered cork and labout 10% of asbestos. When" mixingV the aboveingredients with Water Il add' about 20%*of "calcium chloride to renderthe nished plasterboartl impervious to water.'-

I am aware that the invention may be embodied in other specic formswithout departing frornthe spirit or essential attributes thereof,`

and I therefore desire thepi'esent embodiment to be'considered inallrespects as' illustrative and not restrictive, reference-being had tothe ap-i pended claim rather "than tol thev foregoing descrptiontoindientethe scope of the invention. fitted therebetween the clips bestseen in Fig. 4.

What I claim is: A latbing structure forplaster walls compris- 'ingsupporting studs,Y panels extended across the ront faces 'of studsandIsecured with respect thereto, means including clips for holdingadjacent panels together, each Darrel being .reinforced by mefins of acontinuous wire extending both longitudii llir and Ilaterally ,of saidpancia .whereby the longitudinally extended. portion .of ySaid wir@isernosd and the laterally extended sermon -Of ,Said wir@ Concealed, thearrangement of, said wire being such that the exposed portions ,of Isaidwire when severed may have, the cut thereof twisted with respect to thecut ends oan "s portion of said wire of a corniiamba," 11 board; ,eachOf Said panels being aperture'd'inv spaced fand staggered relation',vand ef rods rian'gye'd' t an inclination, each tie rod'passing froma'p'anel back through an aperture'v nl d across the -front faces ofadjacent paneisior' tcoupling"said' adjacent panels togetherlinde'pendentl;,I of ysaid clips.

message M- VENUE arranged parallelisin, whichv

